Intel iMac & Slow Wireless

[L Curley]

Hi All,

I just got a new Intel iMac to replace my aging iBook G3 500. I'm using wireless on the iMac and the speed sucks. The internet slower than my old iBook, and when I ping my Linksys WRT54G I get on average between 20% & 30% loss packets, the access point is only 5 meters away.

After much messing around and trying new things I went onto the Apple discussion board and found that I'm not the only one. See link below:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1111

So if you have a new Intel iMac could you check this out, as I'm trying to see if it's software related or a batch of faulty airport cards.

Other than that it's a very nice Mac, but this is a major problem and hopefully it'll be fixed soon.


L

 

[munkees]

I have read about these problem, my imac 20" runs like a champ, but it down to configuration of you airport. here are a few things that could help

1 - switch of ipv6.
2 - move the channel 1 or 2 or 10, 11 avoid 5,6,7, channels I use 11.
3 - use wep as your encription and no wpa

it should get thing running better I max my DSL line I have a airport base station. my fast machine on the network is my iMac.

good luck, it also could be bad manufacting, and maybe i am a lucky one.

 

[Zaty]

Hi All,

I just got a new Intel iMac to replace my aging iBook G3 500. I'm using wireless on the iMac and the speed sucks. The internet slower than my old iBook, and when I ping my Linksys WRT54G I get on average between 20% & 30% loss packets, the access point is only 5 meters away.

After much messing around and trying new things I went onto the Apple discussion board and found that I'm not the only one. See link below:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1111

So if you have a new Intel iMac could you check this out, as I'm trying to see if it's software related or a batch of faulty airport cards.

Other than that it's a very nice Mac, but this is a major problem and hopefully it'll be fixed soon.


L

see here:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/179485/